Good post lee, and its about time this has been addressed on here, with modern training methods I see no reason for he use of bagged game in the UK, and its are duty as forum members to make sure that content on the this forum abides by the law,so we can all carry on enjoying our sport as we all do.

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Hi Lee
Why do you not put a ban on all posts world wide that are to do with the use and training ,kiteing,etc with the aid of pigeons and other bagged quarry.
Falconry is the art of taking wild quarry with a trained hawk.
Although the use of pigeons and bagged game is legal in many countries why does any falconer need to post of their use continually.
Any new comer to our sport will not be failed to be impressed by the accounts given on how to achieve a high flying hawk with the use of pigeons,it is naive to allow such posts and think they have no effect on the reader.
I have read certain threads where the account of the day is all about the pitch taken by their hawk, no tales of actual hunting ,no respect shown for the quarry.
Any well seasoned falconer can read through a post and picture what is going on .
The falconer who brags his hawk is always going to high for the set ups on his ground to catch the wild quarry ,is using pigeons as a hunting hawk will regulate it self to the set up provided.

Hi Lee
Why do you not put a ban on all posts world wide that are to do with the use and training ,kiteing,etc with the aid of pigeons and other bagged quarry.
Falconry is the art of taking wild quarry with a trained hawk.
Although the use of pigeons and bagged game is legal in many countries why does any falconer need to post of their use continually.
Any new comer to our sport will not be failed to be impressed by the accounts given on how to achieve a high flying hawk with the use of pigeons,it is naive to allow such posts and think they have no effect on the reader.
I have read certain threads where the account of the day is all about the pitch taken by their hawk, no tales of actual hunting ,no respect shown for the quarry.
Any well seasoned falconer can read through a post and picture what is going on .
The falconer who brags his hawk is always going to high for the set ups on his ground to catch the wild quarry ,is using pigeons as a hunting hawk will regulate it self to the set up provided.

Best wishes Maddog

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The use of bagged quarry in other countries is a lot more complex than just chucking out a pigeon or duck? I think it is a legitimate form of training, which like other traditional methods should be understood SO LONG AS IT IS LEGAL. I have seen some awesome Gyr's trained using bagged quarry.

A blanket ban would be counterproductive. Certainly when people post up from other countries and show BAD use of them, at the very least people who know how to use them can at least give them a thrashing on the open forum.